roadsteads

noun

Definition of roadsteadsnext
plural of roadstead
as in roads

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  1. roads
  2. ports
  3. inlets
Noun
  • The Capitol Police have stepped up security for the event, closing roads and increasing patrols around the Capitol grounds.
    Kate Selig, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Crews are working to clear snow and ice from roads after blizzard conditions Sunday brought 8-12 inches of snow in various parts of the metro, according to the National Weather Service in Kansas City.
    Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of roads
Noun
  • Large and established labor unions secured meaningful employer concessions this year following strikes by Boeing factory workers, dockworkers at East and Gulf coast ports, video game performers, and hotel and casino workers on the Las Vegas Strip.
    CBS News, CBS News, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The lessons learned during the pandemic led to new digital solutions for companies to track trade and solve for the lack of communication and data sharing that contributed to massive congestion at ports.
    Lori Ann LaRocco, CNBC, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of ports
Noun
  • Another notable individual is a female known as Flame, who has been sighted 695 times over the past 20 years — more than any other humpback — mostly in the coves, bays, and inlets around Juneau, Alaska’s capital.
    Big Think, Big Think, 26 Dec. 2024
  • Prior to that closure, however, inlets and sheltered bays offer some of the best shots at late-season stripers.
    Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 25 Dec. 2024
Definition of inlets
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